Excerpt from The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine, Vol. 6: Devoted to the Useful Arts, Internal Improvements, General Science, and the American and Other Patented Inventors Under the Patronage of the Franklin Institute of the State of PennsylvanniaThe stones should be set, in the first instance, with great care, for if they are too near, the rice will be broken, and if too far apart, the, paddy will get through without being touched, but, when set at the right distance, the husk will be completely taken off, and the rice not broken.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.